[parabmw]

I just noticed my tire has a grove like wear pattern on the inside top corner of the tire from what appears to be where the spring sits (not sure if its called spring seat). it sits like 2 inches above tire.
car is e92 335i sport susp. seems to sit a tad lower than others.
my only explanation is when cornering hard there might be some rubbing. or the wheel offset is wrong.

has anyone experienced this?
just brought to dealer...they've never seen it.
wheels are stock 230 with stock rfts.
car was safety certified 4 months ago at dealer. wondering if they should have noticed this.

I will take some pics.

[///M3NACE]

That's rubbing on inside strut . Had this happen on an e46 m3 with Michelin pilot sport tires(they run wide). If they are oem and oem sizes I would ask the dealer why that's happening. Even turned shouldn't rub.

[avocet]

that spring cannot get any closer to the tire.

is the wear on the sidewall or tread?

pics are worth a million words.

[ashmostro]

Not sure why it's happening (pics and more info will help), but one solution is some 5 or 10 mm spacers up front.

[parabmw]

wear on the tread.
space would help. but its stock car with cpo. destroyed new tire. car was safetied at dealer too.
dont know how they missed it.
car doesn't pull so alignment looks okay.

[ashmostro]

Could be toe. Doesn't necessarily have to pull to be out of alignment.

[parabmw]

here as close up. you can see the grove running around the tire.
car was safetied 4 months ago at dealer. theres no way this could have happened during that period.

also how bad is this to drive on?

[ashmostro]

Wow... both sides?

[avocet]

Originally Posted by parabmw

also how bad is this to drive on?

not trying to be sarcastic...

but really???

seriously, there is no issues with your suspension. some would almost consider it normal wear with runflats.

I began to get wear like that but since running 38-42psi it seems to have stopped.

[parabmw]

Originally Posted by avocet

not trying to be sarcastic...

but really???

seriously, there is no issues with your suspension. some would almost consider it normal wear with runflats.

I began to get wear like that but since running 38-42psi it seems to have stopped.

tires r like new. but u can see a grove on the inside that aligns with the spring seat.

[avocet]

if your tire was not touching the spring when you looked at it when it was installed, then it cannot touch the tire. unless your hub carrier is broken in half and is allowing the tire to angle into the strut/spring.

but then, you would be having other issues.

how many psi are in that tire? please check.

[parabmw]

dealer is saying it could be tire pressure issue or alignment. and its fairly common.

[mike-y]

I've seen similar wear due to low tire pressure combined with bad toe. But it also looks like something is rubbing